Stampin' Nana Diana

Saturday, January 27, 2018

The day of love is quickly approaching and whether you have a husband or wife, a boyfriend or girlfriend, some furry babies, your grandma....we need to tell people that we LOVE them all the time!! So our challenge this week is LOVE and HEARTS!!

I used the stamp set Furry Angels for my love card. I so love this set as I always want to send a card to friends or family who have lost a pet. I know this is rather a sad card, but I don't think you can find a situation with more love involved. I went with gentle pastel colours for my creation, using long retired S.U. Almost Amethyst and True Thyme. There is also an angel kitty in this set, three lovely sentiments and a set of paw prints.

Create a card, scrapbook page, altered item etc. with a SUMMER theme and submit your design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, February 2nd to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!! What do you think? Worth playin' for?

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Be sure to hop on over to the Krafty Shop this weekend because our FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS are up with FOUR of our amazing stamp sets on 40% OFF! Plus we've got a bunch of fabby sets back in stock! AND we've opened the KRAFTY VAULT and brought back a totally RAD guy stamp set, called SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT in red rubbah for a limited time!

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Well, this time for Wonderful Wednesday, I thought it was time to make another Christmas card. I so love these little reindeer. They work so well for many different things. They are from the Reindeer Games set and there are four designs, all of which are so cute and there are several adorable accessory stamps such as a yule log, a north pole sign, a hat, star and a couple of little presents. Also there is a gorgeous little log cabin scene. On top of that, there are five sweet sentiments, all of which are perfect. In fact I have a bunch of these little guys cut out and ready to go on Christmas tags. So cute!!

Okay, so I used S.U. Pool Party for my card base and matted the Santa Express patterned paper onto Poppy Parade cardstock. I used one of the sentiments from the set, 'Sending You Warm Thoughts This Christmas' on one of the strips of cardstock and added some Sprinkles Shapes holly near the top.

Now don't forget to create your own WW item and enter it for a chance to win some Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Happy Stampin'

Saturday, November 18, 2017

So let's have a big happy hop around the design team blogs and check them all out in action! Grab a nice hot beverage, sit back and relax while you hop around and enjoy all the amazing creations!!

First up is WINTER WHITNEY!

Then these cuties.....

MERRY CHRIST-MOOSE

and BEARY CHRISTMAS!

Next we have a fabulous hot bevvie set withA BREW-TIFUL DAY....

and lastly these set of Christmas critters inFURRY HOLIDAY WISHES!

For my card, I used the hard working squirrel from the Furry Holiday Wishes. I also used the November Sketch for inspiration. My card base is white and the other card stocks are Ruby Red and Always Artichoke. The patterned papers are The Story of Christmas from Echo Park. You can't see it, but I used some Diamond Dust on the snowball and the snow.

ALL the new sets are available now individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our November Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all FIVE of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!

***ALSO it's Small Business Saturday and we've got a special surprise!!! To say a special thank you to all our loyal customers, every order placed this weekend will receive a coupon for 20% off your entire order Dec 13-23!

So happy hoppin', I'm sure you will love all the creations from the very talented Krafty Girls.

Saturday, November 4, 2017

The theme this week is Magic. I thought it was a great way to use the KK 'Believe In The Magic Of Christmas' sentiment from the lovely set of sentiments from September 2015,The Magic of Christmas I love this set, there are eight wonderful sentiments, which can be used as the focal point on your card or as the inside sentiment. I love sentiments and tend to use them a lot on the front of my cards, it's especially handy if you are in a hurry and don't have time to colour up an image.

I used the patterned papers from a gorgeous pad called A Christmas Story from First Edition papers. They are so vintage and take me back to a simpler time. I used the gorgeous holly die cut on the left. The card stock is long retired True Thyme, which works perfectly with the papers. I used it for the card base too and for one of the layers behind the sentiment. The red I used is also retired Ruby Red, which I love. So many of the retired S.U. card stocks are my favourites. I added a Prima poinsettia for an extra little pop.

Well, we always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!That's it from me,Happy Stampin'Nana Diana

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Good morning, stampers! Well, it's Wonderful Wednesday time again. Today I have a little card I made using the Kraftin' Kimmiestamp set You're A Hoot. This lovely set has four different adorable owls, three sentiments and several other stamps, one of them being the branch my owls are sitting on. I have used these two owls to make anniversary cards, Hallowe'en cards and all sorts. They are so versatile.

The card base and image background use S.U. Marigold Morning. The other colours of cardstock I used are Kiwi Kiss and retired Ruby Red. I used some GG ribbon, metallic dots and I even used eyelets.

Saturday, October 7, 2017

So the challenge this week is Fall Colours. I love making Fall cards, so I really wanted to do this one. I used one of the stamps from Harvest Blessing, which was released in August 2016. I wanted to try colouring on kraft paper, I don't know if I ever have done so before. I kind of like it. The card base is also kraft paper and I matted with Kiwi Kiss and Pumpkin Pie from S.U. The patterned papers I used are called Fall Friends from Doodlebug. The sentiment Happy Autumn is also from the same set. Perfect for a simple fall card.

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can have a chance to WIN a $20 gift card to the Shop!! Show us your stuff!! In keeping in line with the rest of our challenges (Wonderful Wednesday and our NEW Krafty Scrappy Challenge), we will be drawing one winner per month from all Saturday Challenge entries to win a $20 gift card!! You can enter as many times per month as you'd like!!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group?? It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!

October Peeks start on Wednesday!! Visit us on our FB Page or here to join in the "Merry Celebration"!

It's our Anniversary! Kraftin Kimmie is celebrating 8 years in October and to celebrate we're doubling the Frugal Friday Fun! Every Friday during the month of October, Kimmie will be posting8 Krafty Sets for 40% off!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

As always, Wednesday is Anything Goes. My favourite because I can make whatever I wish. My card today uses Snail Mail, which was released in April 2016. I just love this little guy and have used him several times. So perfect for mailing. The set comes with a Lexi holding a card ready to mail, an adorable kitty, a cute little dog with a letter in it's mouth, a snail and a mailbox, all of which can be used in combination or separately. It also has 5 sentiments, one of which I have used.

My cardstocks are Kiwi Kiss and Daffodil Delight. I used Spellbinders Dies, a border punch and some metallic dots. Unfortunately, I have forgotten what patterned papers I used.

Have fun making your own Wonderful Wednesday Anything Goes creation for a chance to win some lovely new stamps.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Hi everyone and Happy Wonderful Wednesday!! This card should have been made for this week's Challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. The theme is Rainbows. I went to the effort of looking for some rainbow patterned papers to use for the card, then I ran out of time and didn't get it done. Therefore, I made it anyway and since it's always Anything Goes for the Wednesday Challenge, I could do whatever I liked. The stamp I used was released in August '17 and it's from the Happy Fall Y'All set. The sentiment is actually a retired one from Kraftin' Kimmie, I really wanted to use it as I am going to send the card to my wee granddaughter for her birthday. The patterned papers I used are from Lawn Fawn and are aptly named Rainbow Plaid. The card stocks are Orchid Opulence and Cool Caribbean, sadly both are retired Stampin' Up colours. I added some Prima Flowers and some Light Orchid Grosgrain ribbon and some litte purple gems. I also used the September sketch.We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until September 12th at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card!

Be sure to enter a creation for the Wonderful Wednesday Challenge for a chance to win some yummy Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!! We hope you can play along!! As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!! Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

For my little creation I used one of the cute Autumn Wishes stamps, Lulu eating her candy floss, so I'm going to say it was at the Fall Fair. I used the July sketch for inspiration, I love to have a sketch to use. I coloured Lulu up with my trusty Copics and mounted everything onto some lovely Bermuda Bay card stock. I punched out a cute border using the same CS and I used some pink for matting on the flowery layer and to frame the image layer. I also stamped one of the five seniments onto pink. I used Summer Lovin', but there are some great others too. I added some lovely metallic Dew Drops in the corners to add a little pizzazz and there you go.

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!! It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until August 22nd at midnight! At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!! What do you think.....wanna WIN?? Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch. The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card! You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!

This is the stamp set I used. Those little owls are so cute and they make it so easy to whip up a simple card. I just coloured two of them and pop dotted them onto a really cool page of patterned paper from the Jillibean pad, Owloween Stew. The rest of the papers are from the same pad and I love the sheet with the owl story, which I punched out with a die and added down the left side. I also used one of the sentiments, You're A Hootand I put a pair of googly eyes on the 'oo'. Super fun to make. There are 4 awesome owls, a pile of books in case you want to sit one of the little guys on them. There are 4 great sentiments, a lovely branch to sit the owls on and a few other stamps, which make this set so versatile.

ALL the new sets are available now individually BUT if you HAVE to have it ALL, we also have our August Gimme Kimmies Kit which includes all THREE of the new sets together and at a discount! But only for a limited time and while supplies last!